Driver Hits, Seriously Injures Man in Dupont

A motorist hit and seriously injured a man near Dupont Circle earlier today.

The crash happened on the 1300 block of New Hampshire Ave. NW around 5:30 p.m., according to a D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman. The area where the collision happened is about a block from Dupont Circle.

A man was in the road — possibly riding a bike — when someone behind the wheel of a car hit him, the D.C. Fire spokesman said. Paramedics rushed the man to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

D.C. Police closed the street for about two hours this evening after the crash. The road reopened just before 7:30 p.m.